The clock ticked at Grand Valley State's soccer field Friday, and eventually, Kristina Nasturzio heard the announcer count down the last 10 seconds.

In that span of time, Nasturzio realized so much was slipping away. A chance for a national championship. The end of an era.

"I spent 15 years of my life playing soccer and these girls were like my family at Grand Valley," Nasturzio said. "In that game, it was all over after four years. We were finished."

The Lakers, who were the top-ranked team in Division II, suffered a 1-0 loss to Wisconsin-Parkside in the regional semifinals to end their season.

"That was the first time in 43 games (dating to September 2005) that we'd lost on that field," Grand Valley coach Dave DiIanni said.

The expectations had been high. After losing in the regional finals to Nebraska-Omaha in 2005, Grand Valley reached the national title game in '06 and the national semifinals in '07. Then, this year, the Lakers beat Tampa at the start of the season.

The Lakers had an 81-7-2 record the past four years, with four losses coming in NCAA Division II postseason play.